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Spiritual Taxonomies and Ritual Authority : Platonists, Priests, and Gnostics in the Third Century C.E. by Heidi Marx-Wolf; is a history book available to read on EtoBox.
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Spiritual Taxonomies and Ritual Authority recounts how philosophers of the late third century C.E. organized the spirit world into hierarchies, positioning themselves as high priests in the process. By establishing themselves as experts on sacred matters, they fortified their authority, prestige, and reputation.
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Common subject areas: history, science, philosophy, social sciences.
- Author
- Heidi Marx-Wolf;
- Publisher
- University of Pennsylvania Press, Inc.
- Published
- 2015
- Language
- EN
- ISBN
- 9780812247893
- Category
- history
- Subjects
- History, Humanities
- Updated
- 2026-03-25
Other editions & translations
- Spiritual Taxonomies and Ritual Authority: Platonists, Priests, and Gnostics in the Third Century C.E. (Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion) (2016)
- Spiritual Taxonomies and Ritual Authority : Platonists, Priests, and Gnostics in the Third Century C.E. (2016)
- 9780812292442_WEB (2015)
- Spiritual Taxonomies and Ritual Authority: Platonists, Priests, and Gnostics in the Third Century C.E. (Divinations: Rereading Late Ancient Religion) (2015)
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